as in disarmed
to release (someone or something) from military service
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty. Ships returned to port to be demobilized.
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Recent Examples of demobilized
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized as the Incident Management Team transfers command back to local authorities.
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Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
Since then all Illinois National Guard troops have been demobilized and sent back to their original assignments.
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Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.
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Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Analysts note that Syria’s security environment remains shaped by former jihadist networks that were never fully demobilized after the war.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting.
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Nataliya Gumenyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Firefighters and equipment are starting to be demobilized as the Incident Management Team transfers command back to local authorities.
—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
Since then all Illinois National Guard troops have been demobilized and sent back to their original assignments.
—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.
—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Analysts note that Syria’s security environment remains shaped by former jihadist networks that were never fully demobilized after the war.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting.
—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demobilized
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In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.
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Designed by Boston Dynamics and outfitted for public safety by FlyMotion, Buster recently completed its first deployment during a standoff in which officers ultimately disarmed an armed suspect, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Verb
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Even during the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a wide range of issues, including a joint effort to spearhead the Antarctic Treaty, which has kept Antarctica demilitarized and facilitated scientific advancements at the Earth’s other pole.
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Under the 1979 treaty, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula bordering southern Israel was largely demilitarized.
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“Demobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demobilized. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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